Memorial service held for sheriff's detective struck, killed by car after helping elderly woman cross street

Funeral services were held Saturday for Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Detective Amber Leist, who was struck by a vehicle after helping a woman cross a Valley Village street.

Preliminary 4.6-magnitude earthquake strikes near Barstow, California

A preliminary 4.6 magnitude earthquake struck about 14 miles north of Barstow shortly after 7 p.m. with two aftershocks of 2.2 and 2.9 magnitude recorded, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

'Hundreds and hundreds' of military explosives found in California home: police

Inside the residential home, police spokesman Officer Joe Silva told the Stockton Record that possibly “hundreds and hundreds” of military explosives and weapons were found inside. Twenty homes had to be evacuated.

California man charged with murder after deadly ding-dong ditch prank

Anurag Chandra, of Corona, faces three counts of murder and three counts of attempted murder, said John Hall, a spokesman for the Riverside County District Attorney's Office.

LAX passenger quarantined after showing potential coronavirus symptoms

A passenger arriving on an American Airlines flight to Los Angeles International Airport from Mexico City was hospitalized and quarantined after showing what health officials called “disturbing" symptoms, that indicate the patient may have been exposed to the deadly coronavirus,  it was announced Thursday.  

3 teens killed after game of ding-dong-ditch turns deadly, victim's mother says

A game of ding-dong-ditch turned deadly Sunday night after a group of teens knocked on the wrong door, according to the mother of one of the victims.

Yosemite’s ‘firefall’ returns for two weeks this February

Yosemite's Horsetail Fall will light up with bright orange and red hues that resemble cascading fire for a few days in February.

California inmate kills convicted child molester after beating him over the head with cane

An inmate in a central California prison bashed a convicted child molester over the head with a cane last week, inflicting an injury so severe that it later killed him – cutting the man’s life-sentence short, officials said Monday.

Teachers who had jet fuel dumped on them, their students file lawsuit against Delta Air Lines

Teachers who were supervising children on a school playground when jet fuel from a Delta Air Lines flight was dumped on top of them filed a lawsuit Friday against the airline.

Girl, 14, uses Snapchat to tell friends she'd been kidnapped at San Jose motel

Her friends then used Snapchat's location service to figure out that she was that she was at the E-Z 8 Motel at 1550 N. First St. in San Jose and called 911. 

Border Patrol agents in California arrest boy, 14, with drugs strapped to body

A 14-year-old boy has been arrested at a California border checkpoint of Mexico with three bundles of crystal methamphetamine strapped to his body, authorities said.

Governor Newsom calls for California to be a no-kill state for animals in shelters within 5 years

Gov. Gavin Newsom wants California to stop euthanizing animals, as part of his budget proposal, he wants to spend $50 million on saving the lives of adoptable cats and dogs across the state, The Sacramento Bee reported.

At least 60 people treated after plane dumps jet fuel near several schools in LA area

Jet fuel dumped from a Delta airliner preparing to make an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport fell over a wide swath of the area, sending hazardous-materials teams to multiple schools, but only minor injuries were reported and nobody was hospitalized, authorities said.

Girl's back seat prank prompts huge police response

Six California Highway Patrol units sped to the scene of what they thought was a possible child abduction Saturday after a driver saw a little girl’s plea for help.

Rush drummer Neil Peart dies at 67 after battle with brain cancer

Neil Peart, the drummer and lyricist for Rush, died Tuesday in Santa Monica, California, after a three-year battle with brain cancer.